The Bathroom Is Coming Alongand Other Project Too!

THe bathroom is coming right along. 2 more tasks and the project will be complete. Last night I plumbed the sink and installed the new faucet. I am very proud of myself for doing this. I kind of just fumbled through it but it worked and it doesn't leak so yay!

Today I taught myself how to use the brad nailer and the circular saw and measured, cut and installed the baseboards. I have to admit they look pretty nice.

Now the only projects left are to install the door and drawer hardware and to hang the medicine cabinet when it comes in. Those are two projects I am not willing to do. Paul is much to particular and anal for me to install the hardware. He will be measuring and leveling much beyond what I am willing to do. As far as the medicine cabinet, the store ordered the wrong size and the one that was delivered was damaged, so it is being reordered. So when it comes in Paul will install that since expect that it will be pretty heavy.

The other project that I have been working on was spreading mulch in our flower beds. We have never laid fresh mulch as long as we have lived here. So on Monday we got with a guy who gave us a great price on some mulch and we had 8 cu.yds of mulch dumped in the driveway. As usual, Pau left at about 1 and the mulch came about 2. He is gone until Friday, so yours truley became the mulch spreader. I must admit, it looks so nice. It really did do a lot for the house. I used it all too!!

I have to be honest, doing these projects really does give me a sense of pride. It is nice to know and be reassured that I can stand on my own two feet.

Welcome to the World Mason

I am so excited for my friend Stephanie. Last night at 10:30 she gave birth to her fourth baby...Mason Robert. I am so happy for them. In lots of ways I have lived vicariously through her with her pregnancy. Yesterday, at 3 weeks early, Mason Robert came into this world weighing 5# 10oz. Just a little tiny peanut. When Steph said that all the memories of Averi came flooding back to me. She was just 7 oz smaller than that and was exactly the same length. Today after I go to the gym and the Dentist I am going to take Averi over to the hospital to meet our new little friend.

Congratulations Steph and Kenny!

Totally Random Posting

Today was one of those days that just seems to fly by because you have so much to do. It was much like the rest of the week has been. Lets go back to Saturday...

On Sat. Aiden got lost. To make a long story short, he had gone to a kids house, a kid he is not allowed to play with, without telling me he was leaving. After frantically hunting around we found him and got him home. So needless to say he is grounded and not allowed to go anyplace for a while.

On Sunday Nick got into an altercation with the driveway and lost. He was riding the scooter in the driveway and a stone got lodged in the wheel and he went flying over the handlebars and landed face first in the driveway. He knocked 2 teeth loose (baby teeth) got road rash on his nose, a bloody nose, and a skinned up knee...OUCH!

Then Monday we were at the Peds office twice for 2 different kids. Nothing wrong with any of them, but that was the only opportunity to go.

Then yesterday Nick was out playing ball and got hit in the face with a plastic baseball bat. I feel so bad for him he just keeps getting beat up.

Then today...

Today was a the day I went to the grocery store, went to the pet store, went to the farmer's market, had the septic tank pumped, shaved the dogs, cut the grass, and played with the kids (like real quality playing).

Where I've Been

So the bathroom project took a lot of my time over the last 3 weeks. It seemed like every evening we had something to do in there. Some were little some bigger but nonetheless, we were pretty much constantly in that bathroom.

Then last Sunday Paul left for Minnesota for about 3 weeks which brings with it a whole other list of things that keep me busy. It seems like the day starts at 7 and doesn't slow until 8ish at night. But one of the things I relish about Paul going for a job is the time that I get to read.

Usually when Paul is home once the kids go to bed we watch one of our favorite shows together or he watches something and I just sit by him. So when he leaves, I watch some of the shows we would normally watch, but my favorite thing to do is to curl up with a great book and get lost in someone elses reality.

So the book that I am reading right now is called Divine by Karen Kingsbury. This book is about a modern day Mary Magdalene. The book is so riveting and gripping. It is one of those books that you start reading and you just can't put it down. I find myself picking it up saying I will just read a chapter and 3 hours later I am trying to figure out how I am going to get up in the morning.

Karen Kingsbury is such a riveting author. The way that she writes makes you believe that the people that she has created are real people in a real place. I have read several (like 16) other of her books and each one is just as gripping as the others. She has made me laugh and made me cry, and not just the teary eyes but full out tears, throughout all her books.

My other addiction lately is the game bejeweled. It is on facebook and you get 1 minute to score as many points as possible. You compete against your other friends that play and try to do better than them. It is so addicting...

So anyways, that is where I have been. That is the reason for my neglect. I hope to get back into posting regularly soon...like once I finish my book.

Cinnamon and Honey

Today's science says that even though honey is sweet if taken in the right dosage as a medicine it does not harm diabetic patients.

Heart Diseases:
Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, instead of jelly and jam, and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also, if you have previously had heart attacks it keeps you miles away from another heart attack. It relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heart beat. It also revitalizes the arteries and veins.

Arthritis
Arthritis patients may take daily, morning and night, one cup of hot water one tablespoon of honey and a half of a teaspoon of cinnamon powder before breakfast. It has been found within 1 week of the 200 patients treated 73% were totally relieved of pain, and within one month, mostly all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without pain.

Bladder Infections
Take 2 tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.

Cholesterol
Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon powder mixed in 16oz of tea water given to a cholesterol patient was found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10% within 2 hours. If taken3 times a day any chronic cholesterol is cured.

Colds
Those suffering from common or sever colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder daily for 3 days. This process will cure the common cough cold and clear the sinuses.

Upset Stomach
Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach aches and also clears stomach ulcers from the root.

Gas
According to the studies done in India and Japan it is revealed that if honey is taken with cinnamon powder stomach gas is relieved.

Immune System
Daily use if honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks.

Indigestion
cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals

Influenza
honey contains a natural ingredient which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from the flu.

Longevity
Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Take four spoons of honey , one spoon of cinnamon powder and three cups of water and boil to make like a tea. Drink 1/4 cup three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft.

Pimples
Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water. If done daily for 2 weeks it will remove pimples from the root.

Skin Infections
Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts. Cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections

Weight Loss
Daily in the morning one half hour before breakfast on an empty stomach and at might before sleeping drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup of water.

Cancer
Advanced cancers of the stomach and bones have been successfully cured. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancers should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month three times a day.

Fatigue
a half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled wit cinnamon powder taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3 P.M. when the vitality if the body starts to decrease increases the vitality of the body within a week.

Bad Breath
Gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water.

Hearing Loss
Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder taken in equal parts restore hearing.

I can not attest to all of these things because I have not tried them all, but I have been doing the arthritis regimen for 2 weeks now and I have to say that I have seen some improvement. I wouldn't say my pain is totally gone but it is definitely a lot better so I will have to see if in 2 more weeks my pain is gone like the "studies"say.

The Grouting Is Complete

We replaced our old boring vent fan with a new vent fan that is much prettier...I think The grout on the floor and the tub skirt

The wall after the grout

Another shot of the tub and wall after the grout.

My fingers are so raw from grouting. It is absolutely the most awful part of grouting in my opinion. It is so messy and grouting a wall when you h ave gravity working against you makes it even worse. So anyways...

Talk about painful.

So anyways, the worse part is over. All we have left is to seal the grout and tiles, install the toilet, install the vanity, light, and mirror, and pick out towels, and a shower curtain. I am still up in the air as to what color to go with so any suggestions would be good!

So now we are sitting doing something that we haven't done in a long time...sit down and catch up on our favorite show Bones that we have missed over the last 2 weeks.

bathroom renovation pics!

We aren't done yet but I thought I would show some pics of the progress of the bathroom...enjoy more to follow